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September 30, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 3, from 5-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, October 4, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Jeanne Griffin (nee Kapitan), age 64 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 30, 2018. She had lived in Wayne since 1981.
Jeanne grew up in the Mt. Hope section of the Bronx, NY, and graduated from Cathedral High School in Manhattan with the class of 1971. Her Catholic faith grew stronger over the years and she was a devoted parishioner at Our Lady of Consolation in Wayne. She was a selfless and philanthropic volunteer, active with the church Amity Club.
A dedicated mother to her children, Jeanne was always attentive and supportive of their activities. She was always there for field hockey games, soccer games, and she didn’t know much about ice hockey, but she tried hard to learn while attending her son’s games. She certainly loved the excitement! She also loved being a Girl Scout leader, even after her daughter was no longer involved, and she stayed on for many years. Jeanne also maintained her mother’s tradition of hosting Thanksgiving dinner for many years. She made a big spread and loved having everyone over. In her free time, she enjoyed reading novels (especially Harry Potter!), scrapbooking, and she was very crafty. Her kids used to dread being dragged off to another craft fair, but Jeanne loved it!
Jeanne met her husband Michael while they were in high school. Their first date was to her senior prom and they had such a good time that they decided to see more of each other. Jeanne had never been to Staten Island, so Mike took her there on the Staten Island Ferry to enjoy the day. After a lengthy engagement, they married on August 14, 1976 at Our Lady of Angels in the Bronx, followed by a honeymoon to the Poconos. They settle in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx before moving to Wayne in 1981. Throughout their years together, they traveled extensively to destinations such as Hawaii, London, Canada, Italy, and Niagara Falls was among her favorite places to visit. Michael describes their forty seven years together as nothing short of “terrific,” and he will miss her dearly.
Jeanne is survived by her loving husband; Michael of Wayne, two children; Kimberly Hamilton and her husband Michael of Wayne, Bobby Griffin of Wayne, one grandson; Brendan Hamilton, her sister; Carol Kollar, brother-in-law; John Griffin and his wife Marie of Yonkers, sister-in-law; Eileen Pastor of the Bronx, nephews; Anthony Kollar of Wayne, John and Anthony Griffin of Yonkers, and nieces; Christina and Michele Pastor of the Bronx. She was predeceased by her father; Richard Kapitan in 2014, by her mother; Claire (Iaria) in 1992, and by her brother-in-law; Michael Kollar in 2003.
Donations in Jeanne’s memory would be appreciated to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, www.diabetes.org, or to her church; Our Lady of Consolation, 1799 Hamburg Trpk, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 3, from 5-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, October 4, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
September 30, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, October 3, from 5-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday, October 4, 2018 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes.
Jeanne Griffin (nee Kapitan), age 64 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 30, 2018. She had lived in Wayne since 1981.
Jeanne grew up in the Mt. Hope section of the Bronx, NY, and graduated from Cathedral High School in Manhattan with the class of 1971. Her Catholic faith grew stronger over the years and she was a devoted parishioner at Our Lady of Consolation in Wayne. She was a selfless and philanthropic volunteer, active with the church Amity Club.
A dedicated mother to her children, Jeanne was always attentive and supportive of their activities. She was always there for field hockey games, soccer games, and she didn’t know much about ice hockey, but she tried hard to learn while attending her son’s games. She certainly loved the excitement! She also loved being a Girl Scout leader, even after her daughter was no longer involved, and she stayed on for many years. Jeanne also maintained her mother’s tradition of hosting Thanksgiving dinner for many years. She made a big spread and loved having everyone over. In her free time, she enjoyed reading novels (especially Harry Potter!), scrapbooking, and she was very crafty. Her kids used to dread being dragged off to another craft fair, but Jeanne loved it!
Jeanne met her husband Michael while they were in high school. Their first date was to her senior prom and they had such a good time that they decided to see more of each other. Jeanne had never been to Staten Island, so Mike took her there on the Staten Island Ferry to enjoy the day. After a lengthy engagement, they married on August 14, 1976 at Our Lady of Angels in the Bronx, followed by a honeymoon to the Poconos. They settle in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx before moving to Wayne in 1981. Throughout their years together, they traveled extensively to destinations such as Hawaii, London, Canada, Italy, and Niagara Falls was among her favorite places to visit. Michael describes their forty seven years together as nothing short of “terrific,” and he will miss her dearly.
Jeanne is survived by her loving husband; Michael of Wayne, two children; Kimberly Hamilton and her husband Michael of Wayne, Bobby Griffin of Wayne, one grandson; Brendan Hamilton, her sister; Carol Kollar, brother-in-law; John Griffin and his wife Marie of Yonkers, sister-in-law; Eileen Pastor of the Bronx, nephews; Anthony Kollar of Wayne, John and Anthony Griffin of Yonkers, and nieces; Christina and Michele Pastor of the Bronx. She was predeceased by her father; Richard Kapitan in 2014, by her mother; Claire (Iaria) in 1992, and by her brother-in-law; Michael Kollar in 2003.
Donations in Jeanne’s memory would be appreciated to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, www.diabetes.org, or to her church; Our Lady of Consolation, 1799 Hamburg Trpk, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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